Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Full reference: R. White, J. Mead, G. Morgan and T. A. Deméré. 2022. New Record of Capybara (Rodentia: Caviidae: Hydrochoerinae) from the Pleistocene of San Diego County, California with Remarks on Their Biogeography and Dispersal in the Pleistocene of Western North America. Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology 9(1):131-155
Belongs to Hydrochoerus according to R. White et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Hydrochoerus ballesterensis, Hydrochoerus gaylordi, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Hydrochoerus isthmius, Hydrochoerus perturbidus, Hydrochoerus tarijensis, Xenohydrochoerus gracilis
Type specimen: SDSNH 50000, a skull
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution: found only at SDSNH locality 3775 Oceanside, lower lacustrine unit (Quaternary of California)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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